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Unicellular
Consisting of one cell only. Some organisms, such as bacteria, are unicellular. Unicellular is in contrast to multicellular
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- Agenesis Lack of development of something. For example, agenesis of a toe means that toe failed to form.
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- Apert syndrome acrocephalosyndactyly An inherited disorder causing abnormalities of the skull, face and hands and feet. There is premature closure…
- Microscopic So small it cannot be seen without the aid of microscope. As opposed to macroscopic (large enough to be seen…
- Pregnancy, pernicious vomiting of Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…
- Parry's disease Toxic multinodular goiter. Named for the English physician Caleb Hillier Parry (1755-1822). also called…
- Cone dystrophy A disease of the cones, the specialized light-sensitive cells that act as photoreceptors in the retina of the…
- System, peripheral nervous (PNS) That portion of the nervous system that is outside the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system…
- Cosmid DNA from a bacterial virus into which is spliced a small fragment of a genome to be amplified and sequenced…